I have been having issues with my RB .454 when shooting deer. I seem to never get a blood trail and the deer runs away like it has not been hit and i have lost more deer than found.
I have used a couple bullets, and the same result. I am thinking that the bullet is blowing through too fast and not mushrooming or creating a initial shock. I currently am using hornady 300gr. XTP mag's loaded at book max.
My chrono says 1,450 fps when the book says 1,600 with the same length barrel. Would i be better loading a 250gr. barnes or partition?
I find the recoil more sharp and fast than my buds .50AE which is more of a push.
How far are they away?
You know, if you could tree or trap them and get good and close, I'll bet they'll work 30 percent quicker than a wide, flat cast or softnose cast....
last one was 15yds broadside, farthest was 40 yds.
